yes, {source}<?php echo 'TEST'; ?>{/source} works
yes, the file exists (if it didn't , i would get an error)
but it just SEEMS to treat the file as a text file, not executing php commands.
I know im doing something stupid, but iv tried wrapping with <?php tags, and it just prints the tags..

given this: (pro version, joomla 4.x latest)

with or without raw=true (I am using a wysi editor)created with '</>code'
it DOES include the file, the contents are
and this is the result: of:
yes, i cleared joomla cache, yes, iv purged everthing in between testing. but if i can';t past this, i can't include functions. the biggest reason for buying pro was to try to keep the code clean, and not 400 lines i have to read through.

i don't know why it doesn;'t 'execute' echo.

TEST
echo "I don't need php tags";

it seems... that <source><?php require_once..... and all the include examples are confusing and I must be an idiot.
{source require_once="includes/include.php"}{/source}
STILL needs this in the file:

<?php
echo "I don't need php tags";
?>


why??
i am going to try passing vars to it now, but I think i failed at that.

similar issues with css.
so i need <switch> </switch> ? and I don't see the css in the source, no matter what I do.

i know how it works, but your software doesn't
none of the pro stuff works like documented, and the free stuff works better.